Plaiting attachment for pressing machines



Marh 20, 1928. 4 1,663,069

H. DlENER PLAITING ATTACHMENT FOR PRESSING MACHINES FiledFeb. 8, 1926 flymn Diener' v N V E N TOR I I B Y W A TTORNE YS Patented 7 Mar. 20, 1928.

: UNITED STATES Parana orrice.

HYMAN DIENER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR T0 FNITED STATESHOFFMAN MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.; A. GORPORA TION OF DELAWARE.

PLAITING ATTACHMENT FOR PRESSING MACHINES.

Application filed February 8, 1926. Serial No. 86,892.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachments for garment pressing machines and more particularly to a plaiting attachment therefor, the primary object of the invention being to provide means for readily holding plaits in proper position in the garment for pressing when the upper head of the'machine is brought down in contact with the lower buck.

Another object of the invention resides in providing an attachment of this character which is portable and capable of ready application to or removal from a garment pressing machine. v

A still further object resides in providing an attachment of the character mentioned in which the plait holding members are constructed in such a manner that same may be automatically disposed to an inoperative and ineffective position when not in use.

A still further object of the invention resides in providing a device having a plurality of spring-held tapes which are adapted to be drawn across the lower buck of the machine to hold plaits in position when the garment is being pressed, said tapes being adapted to automatically return to a posltion beyond the buck when not in operative position.

.Still another object resides in constructing the device in a manner to compensate for use of the device in connection with material of various thicknesses.

A further object resides in providing a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efiicient and useful in operation.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists'in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application Figure 1 is a front elevation of a garment pressing machine showing my attachm'ent applied to use thereon,

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof, parts of my attachment being shown in section to more clearly illustrate the construction thereof,

Figure 3 is 'a detail elevation, with one of the'rods in section, showing the manner of mounting the tapes on the rod and the tape extended,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional View through a one of the tape holders,-and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the clip removed which holds one of the tape holders to the rod.

In describing the invention I shallrefer to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which 1 designates the table of a garment pressing machine of conventional type, upon which is mounted the lower buck 2 of said machine. The upper head or buck of the machine is designated by the numeral 3 and is of the usual or any preferred type designed to contact with the lower buck 2 when the former is lowered for the purpose of pressing a garment on said lower buck.

In the pressing of garments having plaits therein, a great deal of difficulty is encountered when using a pressing machine, due to thevfact that the plaits must be held in proper position during-the pressing operation. A great many tailors and pressers pin the plaits in position before lowering the upper head or buck of the machine but this operation requires considerable. time and trouble and -sometimes causes damage to the garment. I

have. provided a simple device applicable to any form of pressing machine whereby a series of plaits may be held in proper position prior to and during the pressing operation, the work being accomplished quickly and without endangering the garment.

To this end, I provide a rear support comprising a pair of L-shaped brackets 4 which support adjacent the 1 upper eilds thereof a rod 5. This rod fits loosely in aligning openings in the brackets l, being held in position by means of transverse cotter pins. Adjustably and removably mounted on the rod 5 are the tape holders 6 which are in the form of metal casings su ported on the rodby means of the wire clips The tapes, which are designated by the numeral 8 are preferably formed of metal and are connected at their inner ends to spring rollers 9 mounted within the casings 6, sai

tapes being guided throughbpenings 10 in I bolts are engaged at their lower ends, below the table 1, by nuts 14, whereby the brackets may be readily applied or removed at the will of the operator. Loosely mounted in aligning openings in the brackets 12 are a series of rods 15 which are held in place at their ends by means of transverse cotter pins. I have shown in the drawing three such rods 15 but it will be understoodtthat as many may be provided as desired, the rods being adapted to receive the hooks 11 of the tapes in engagement therewith.

In operation, a plaited garment to. be pressed is placed on the lower buck.,2 of the machine and that portion of the garment on said buck is formed into its plaits by hand and being held in that position, the operator draws the tapes 8 across the buck and hooks said tapes in the proper bar or rod of the front support. The presser may start with the plaits at the one end of the garment and continue for its length, drawing the tapes across the garment on the buck as he proceeds. If the garment is a thin one, the hooks 11 of the tapes are engaged with the lowermost rod 15 of the front support, but if the garment is a thickone or of thick material, the uppermost or the intermediate rod 15 may be engaged. After all the tapes have been drawn across the buck and properly engaged, the presser may still find it desirable or necessary to straighten or better form the plaits, which may be readily accomplished as the tapes will yield to such operation. Thus through the medium of these spring-held tapes the plaits in the garment will be held in proper position and the upper head or buck may be brought down upon the garment and the latter pressed with the plaits in proper position. Having pressed the plaits in the garment, the tapes are unhooked from engagement with the front rods 15 and the release thereof permits said tapes to return, under action of the spring rollers 9, to their initial positions on the rear rod 5 of the rear support. The remaining plaits in the garment may be pressed in a similar manner and when a plaited'garment is properly pressed, this attachment may be entirely removed from the machine, if desired, or it may remain on the machine, as its construction is such as will not interfere with the operation of the pressing machine when said attachment is not in use.

It will be seen that I have shown spring clips for supporting the tape holders and the rear support, but any form of device or means may be provided for adjustably and removably supporting the tape holders in position. Other forms of front and rear supports may be used, if desired, the basic idea of the invention being to provide spring-actuated garment-holding tapes which may be readily brought into and out of effective position in connection with the lower buck of a pressing machine. I

From the foregoing description, the oper-- ation of my improved attachment will doubtlessbe readily understood and it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and efiicient means for carrying out the objects of the invention. Various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A plaiting attachment for garment pressing machines, including engaging ele ments on opposite sides of the pressing member of a machine, a spring-actuated reel engaged with one of said elements and adjustable thereon longitudinally along said pressing member and a tape secured at its one end to said reel, the opposite end of said tape being adapted for releasable engagement with the other of said engaging elements.

2. A plaiting attachment for garment pressing machines including a pair of oppositely arranged and removably mounted supporting members, one of said supporting members being provided with a plurality of engaging bars, and a plurality of retaining tapes yieldingly supported on the other of said supporting members and having means for engagement with a selected one of the engaging bars of the first mentioned supporting member. 1

3. An attachment for garment pressing machines, including a tape, means for connecting the ends thereof to devices on opposite sides of the pressing member of a machine and means for drawing said tape to inoperative position wholly to one side of said pressing member when released from the other side of the latter,

.4. An attachment for garment pressing machines, including a tape, means for connecting the ends thereof to devices on opposite sides of the buck of a machine and resilient means connected to one end of said tape for drawing the latter to inoperative position wholly to one side of said buck when released from the other side thereof.

5. An attachment 'for garment pressing machines, including engaging elements on neeaeea opposite sides of the pressing member of a machine, a spring-actuated reel secured to one of said elements and a tape engaged at its one end with said reel, the opposite end of said tape being adapted to be releasably engaged with the other of said engaging elements.-

6. A pressing machine comprising upper and lower pressing elements having movement, one toward and from the other, a

spring actuated winding reel supported at I the workin one side of said elements, a tape winding on the reel and movable from the reelacross face of the lower pressing element for olding the work thereon and means for securing the tape at its free end when extended across the lower pressing element.

7. An attachment for garment pressing machines, having a pressing member, said attachment including a tape, means for connecting the ends thereof to devices on opposite sides of the pressing member of the machine, means for drawing said tape to inoperative position wholly to one side of said pressing member when released from the other side of the latter and means for obscuring said tape from View when the latter is in an inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

I-I-YMAN DIENER. 

